Water Code section 37966

The maximum amount of the extraction surcharge shall be two hundred dollars ($200) per acre-foot of groundwater extracted in excess of the extraction allocation, except that the district may increase the maximum amount of the extraction surcharge to an amount that is necessary to achieve safe yield.

Source: Section 37966, https://leginfo.legislature.ca.gov/faces/codes_displaySection.xhtml?lawCode=WAT§ionNum=37966. (updated Jan. 1, 2015; accessed Jul. 7, 2025).

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Location: https://california.public.law/codes/water_code_section_37966

Original Source: Section 37966, https://leginfo.legislature.ca.gov/faces/codes_displaySection.xhtml?lawCode=WAT§ionNum=37966. (last accessed May 12, 2025).